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The Riders: Ricky James Age 18 Murrieta Ca. Ricky, was a young hot Motocrosser with a very promising Professional career, until his life was changed on March 10, 2005 in Lake Whitney, Texas while racing an Amateur Motocross National. Ricky sustained a Spinal Cord Injury, Specifically: T-6/7 Burst fracture, which has labeled him as a Paraplegic for the rest of his life.
In His Own Words:
To start off, racing motocross was my life plan since I could remember, honestly. There was one thing in my life that I wanted to do and it was to race professionally in front of thousands of people. Everything up until I was injured revolved around racing somehow. Motocross was a way for me to express myself and my determination, it kept me focused and out of trouble as well. I couldn’t believe that with one crash all that went away, or so I thought. Being paralyzed, so much was taken away from me and I knew that riding my dirt bike wouldn’t be taken away that easily. From the get-go, I was determined to see how much I could actually do. I took my injury as a challenge and thought of things in a different way. I have accomplished things, after being hurt, that I never imagined myself doing. It is awesome and I have no regrets yet! I still ride my dirt bike quite a bit and don’t plan on stopping anytime soon! I still have a lot that I want to accomplish and attempt, so stay tuned, it’s just the beginning! Life Rolls On!
What Motivates You: To overcome this new lifestyle with a smile on my face and no regrets. Also, to push the limits of being a wheelchair and spread the awareness of SCI by doing crazy stuff!
Personal quote:
You can break my back, but you can't break my spirit.
Minute by minute, hour by hour, live to love your life! (My personal quote!)
Life Rolls On!
We would like to give special thanks to: Mike Findlay and the entire staff of "Temecula Motorsports" Josh and Jesse Billauer of "Life Rolls On" Don Lieb at "Rocket Exhaust" John, Mary and Mike Box at "Colours Wheelchairs" All my other Sponsors for helping to make my dream of riding the Baja 500 a reality. I would also like to thank Bob Russell Sr. for coming up with this crazy idea of racing the 500
Jason Lindstrom Team Manager Age 31 Winchester, Ca.
Bryce Kiser Age 29 Murrieta, Ca. Bobby Russell Age 22 Glendale, Az. Bobby was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and although his father was an active Dirt Track and Off Road racer, Bobby went the opposite direction throughout his youth, he started playing organized Basketball at age 6 and continued all the way into his first year of College. Bobby had ridden Dirt Bikes on and off throught his years as a youth, but put down the Basketball & the High Tops when he was 19 and started riding a Yamaha YZ426 on a regular basis, contesting the WORCS series in 2005, and the WORCS series again in 2006 on a Kawasaki KX450F as well as selected BITD, AMRA & Whiplash events. He finished 2006 off successfully by finishing 1st overall "B" rider at the Annual Tecate Hare Scrambles In 2007, Bobby has moved up to the "A" class in AMRA (Az Hare Scrambles) and moved up to the Expert class in Whiplash Off Road (Az Desert Racing). With plenty of "Baja" riding under his belt, this will be his first SCORE Baja event. Danny Velazquez Age 32 Ensenada B.C. Mexico Danny was born and raised in Ensenada B.C. Mexico, he started riding when he was 13 years old. Danny excelled in School and eventually earned his Bachelors Degree in International Business. Throughout the years Danny has enjoyed riding Bicylce BMX and Downhill Mountain Bike, But his passion always comes back to racing Motorcycles, especially Off Road, Desert and Enduro's. "Enjoy the Ride - Live your Dreams" | | |
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